Integrate children’s needs into economic policies and budgets.
Reducing child poverty requires embedding children’s needs into economic and fiscal governance . Central banks should assess how interest rate changes affect families, and legal frameworks should protect child-related spending and include automatic inflation adjustments. Child-sensitive budgeting and transparency mechanisms also support accountability – countries with more transparent budgets tend to spend more on health care and child well-being . Learn more on the Ways to integrate children’s needs into economic policies and budgets .